March of the Living 1999 Itinerary

Israel

Please note: The times I give in my diary entries and the times given in the itinerary sometimes don't match up. That is because the itinerary is the official one we were given before the March, which was often subject to slight changes. Don't worry about it.

Sunday, April 18, 1999

5:45 Arrival at Ben Gurion, drive to outskirts of Jerusalem
8:00 Breakfast at Moki'in or Burma Road
9:30 aliya baregel to Jerusalem along Burma Road
11:30 Tree planting at Kiryat Menachem - MOL park
12:30 Tour of Old City
Lunch: dmei pizur
15:00 Check-in at Shalom Hotel, rest and relax
15:20 Diary Entry
15:50 Diary Entry
20:00 BBQ at Shalom Hotel
22:00 Visit the Kotel
23:00 Kotel Tunnels
O/N Shalom Hotel, Jerusalem

Monday, April 19, 1999

6:30 Wake-up, tefillah, breakfast
7:55 Diary Entry
9:00 Arrival at Gush Etzion (Group A - meeting with settler, Group B - audio-visual presentation)
9:30 Group A - audio-visual presentation, Group B - meeting with settler
11:00 Departure
12:00 Arrival and box lunch at Beit Guvrin
15:00 Kibbutz Dvir - Hashomer Hatsair - discussion on peace
Joe Allon Bedouin Heritage Center - Educational program
17:00 Change clothes, dinner at Beit Yatziv youth hostel, Beer Sheva
18:00 Discussion in preparation for Yom HaZikaron at Mekeef Zayin High School
19:30 Yon Hazikaron Program
20:00 Siren
21:30 Return to Jerusalem, wrap-up on busses
23:05 Diary Entry
O/N Shalom Hotel, Jerusalem

Tuesday, April 20, 1999

8:30 Visit to Supreme Court
11:00 Siren followed by outdoor discussion with Hillel Neuer on Jewish Values and the Law
12:00 Lunch: dmei pizur, free time on Ben Yehuda
13:00 Depart to Har Herzl Cemetery
15:30 In the Footsteps of the Warriors
18:30 Diary Entry
19:00 Supper at the hotel
21:00 Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration on the streets of Ben Yehuda
00:35 Diary Entry
O/N Shalom Hotel, Jerusalem

Wednesday, April 21, 1999

8:30 Wake-up, tefillah, breakfast
10:00 Depart to Marine Base, Haifa
13:30 Box Lunch
15:00 Hike in Carmel
18:00 Diary Entry
18:00 International MOL program at Shuni
22:00 Departure to Tel Chai
22:10 Diary Entry
O/N Tel Chai Youth Hostel

Thursday, April 22, 1999

7:30 Wake-up, tefillah, breakfast
9:00 Tel Dan Nature Reserve
11:20 Diary Entry
12:00 Misgav Am - Security; speaker: Mike Ginsburg
Lunch at Misgav Am
Army Base
Katzrin, Survey on the issue of the Golan Heights, outdoor discussion
15:00 Diary Entry
16:30 Depart to Jerusalem
20:30 Dinner at Shalom Hotel
O/N Shalom Hotel, Jerusalem

Friday, April 23, 1999

7:30 Wake-up, tefillah, breakfast
9:10 Diary Entry
10:00 Religious Pluralism at Shalom Hotel
11:30 Dmei Pizur lunch (time permitting)
13:30 Pick-up at Israel Museum Parking Lot
14:45 Pick-up at North Train Station in Tel Aviv
17:00 Diary Entry

Shabbat, April 24, 1999

Free Weekend!
11:20 Diary Entry
20:30 Pick-up from Israel Museum Parking Lot
21:00 Meet at Avia Hotel, Yehud
23:30 Depart to Airport

Sunday, April 25, 1999

1:20 Departure to Montreal
2:00 Final Diary Entry and Tips to future Marchers
5:55 Arrival at Dorval Airport